Summary:
ZIP code 01801 is the city of Woburn, Massachusetts, and its 10 public schools — seven elementary schools serving PK/K through grade 5, two middle schools serving grades 6–8, and one high school serving grades 9–12 — enroll about 4,520 students and all belong to a single district, Woburn, which ranks 221st of 351 districts statewide (37th percentile, 2 stars). Because every school shares that district context, differences between buildings are school-level differences, and the district rating actually sits below the median performance of its own schools.
The standouts are Linscott-Rumford, the smallest elementary at 209 students, which posts the ZIP's highest math (49.56%) and science (52.78%) proficiency, and Clyde Reeves, the largest elementary, with the highest ELA score (48.65%). Daniel L Joyce Middle School outperforms John F Kennedy Middle School in ELA (39.90% vs. 32.48%) and math (35.27% vs. 26.88%), and is the only middle school above the district average in both. Malcolm White made the largest one-year jump, climbing from the 31st to the 53rd percentile. Woburn High ranks at the 52nd percentile and beats the state in Biology (45.22% vs. 37.68%), though its 10th grade math (33.33%) trails the state by 10.4 points.
At the other end, Goodyear Elementary School is the only 1-star school, at the 16th percentile, scoring in the low 20s in every subject — roughly half the state average — and declining three years running. Mary D Altavesta and Shamrock fall below the state in math, while Hurld-Wyman Elementary School hovers near state averages. Math is the consistent weak link from 3rd grade through 10th, and grade 6 is the pressure point at both middle schools. Neither spending nor class size explains the variation: the top performer has the highest student-teacher ratio, and the biggest spender ranks mid-pack.
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